Motor carrier registration (TxDMV Number) is available for seven calendar days, 90 days, one year or two years. A motor carrier certificate of registration is non-transferable between carriers registered as a sole proprietor.

Motor carriers can set up new authority (TxDMV Number), update information, renew certificate*, print cab cards and more through our online Motor Carrier Credentialing System (MCCS).

For questions or assistance with using MCCS, please contact the TxDMV at (800) 299-1700.

How to Register

Follow these steps to register. Please note that before you begin you must have a valid USDOT Number.

First time users:, To apply for operating authority in Texas click the link www.txdmv.gov/elinc to sign up to register.

If you’re a passenger carrier or applying for a Temporary Texas Authority 7 or 90 day registration: skip the step above and submit a Form 1899B or 1899T upon initial registration. Submit your form using one of the methods listed below:

Mail application to: TxDMV-Motor Carrier Division, P.O. Box 12984, Austin, Texas 78711-2984 (Mailed applications can take up to two weeks to process due to the addition of regular mailing time.) or Email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Requirements

Automobile Insurance Requirements

Hazardous substances, as defined in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §171.8,transported in cargo tanks, portable tanks or hopper-type vehicles, with capacities inexcess of 3,500 water gallons; or any quantity of Division 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 materials,any quantity of Division 2.3, Hazard Zone A, or Division 6.1, Packing Group I, Hazard Zone A material; in bulk Division 2.1 or 2.2; or highway route controlled quantities of a Class 7 material, as defined in 49 CFR §173.403

$5,000,000

Oil listed in 49 CFR §172.101: hazardous waste, hazardous materials and hazardous substances as defined in 49 CFR §171.8 and listed in 49 CFR §172.101, but not mentioned in paragraphs (a) or (b) of this subsection and petroleum products that are lubricants or fuels

$1,000,000

Foreign Carriers

Domiciled outside of the U.S.A. and transporting cargo other than cargo listed above

For-hire school buses operating within the boundaries of a municipality and transporting preprimary, primary or secondary school students on a route between the students' residence and a public, private or parochial school or day-care facility

$500,000

Bus Operators

Vehicles designed or used to transport > 15 passengers (including driver) but < 26 passengers (not including driver)

$500,000

Vehicles designed or used to transport 26+ passengers (not including driver)

$5,000,000

All Others

Private or for-hire motor carriers with a gross weight, registered weight or gross weight rating in excess of 26,000 pounds

$500,000

Cargo Insurance Requirements for Household Goods Carriers

Description

Insurance

Loss of or damage to total cargo carried on any one motor vehicle

$5,000

Aggregate loss of or damage to multiple shipper cargo carried on any one motor vehicle

$10,000

Your insurance policy shall be kept in full force and effect as long as you continue operations. Texas requires all intrastate motor carriers to register with the department and file evidence of insurance or financial responsibility. Failure to maintain continuous evidence of insurance on a TxDMV certificate number could subject you to possible administrative penalties or administrative sanctions.

Your insurance policy shall provide that the insurance company will give MCD electronic notice 30 days prior to policy cancellation or expiration. Proof of insurance and/or cancellations must be submitted by your insurance company as follows:

Proof of liability insurance must be filed on a Form E,

Proof of cargo insurance must be filed on a Form H & I, and

Liability cancellation must be filed on a Form K.

Note: Forms E, H & I and Form K are provided by your insurance company and must be filed electronically by the appropriate insurance company underwriter.

Evidence of liability insurance is provided online by your insurance provider; however, it is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance filing remains in effect in order to maintain an “Active” TxDMV number.

Self-insured motor carriers must file with the TxDMV an "Application for Qualification as a Self-Insurer" containing a true and accurate statement of the motor carrier's financial condition and other evidence that establishes its ability to satisfy obligations for bodily injury and property damage liability without affecting the stability or permanency of its business. To obtain an application or for additional qualifying criteria, call (800) 299-1700.

TxDMV may accept United States Department of Transportation evidence of the motor carrier's qualifications as a self-insured.

Drug-Testing Certification

All motor carriers registered with TxDMV must certify as part of the application process that they are in compliance with federal drug-testing requirements.

Motor carriers that belong to a drug-testing consortium must also provide the names of the persons operating the consortium.

Motor carriers must report a valid, positive controlled substance test result to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), in the manner required by the DPS, when performed as part of the carrier's drug-testing program on an employee of the carrier who holds a Texas commercial driver's license.

For further information about this requirement, call DPS at (512) 424-2052.

You must contact TxDMV Motor Carrier Division to request the following:

File a corporate conversion: After successful conversion of corporate structure, registered corporations must have the conversion approved by the Texas Secretary of State before contacting the TxDMV.

Request PIN

Convert a TxDMV Motor Carrier Certificate to a UCR/Intrastate Certificate: This conversion identifies a motor carrier as having registered with the Unified Carrier Registration System within our Motor Carrier Credentialing System (MCCS).

Add/Replace Vehicles or Renew

Replace a Vehicle

You do not have to pay the vehicle fee or the biennial registration vehicle fee when replacing a vehicle for which the fee was previously paid, provided that you notify TxDMV of the vehicle being taken out of service and identify the replacement vehicle before it is put into operation. You may replace a vehicle using one of the methods listed below:

Online through MCCS (for current online users only)

Add Vehicles or Renew Your Certificate of Registration

TxDMV mails and emails renewal notices to a carrier's last listed mailing and email address approximately 60 days before expiration of annual and biennial certificates of registration.

You may add vehicles or renew your registration using one of the methods listed below:

Online through MCCS (for current online users only)

Payment is required at time of registration.

$10 per vehicle for one year registration

$20 per vehicle for two year registration

If you do not receive the renewal notice, you are still responsible for renewing your registration before its expiration date. Note: 7-day and 90-day certificates of registration cannot be renewed.